Latitude: 53.3827 / 53°22'57"N
Longitude: -2.353 / 2°21'10"W
OS Eastings: 376616
OS Northings: 387375
OS Grid: SJ766873
Mapcode National: GBR DY0B.C3
Mapcode Global: WH98V.T7QL
Plus Code: 9C5V9JMW+3R
Entry Name: Church of St John the Evangelist
Listing Date: 12 July 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1067961
English Heritage Legacy ID: 212784
ID on this website: 101067961
Location: St John's Church, Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, WA14
County: Trafford
Electoral Ward/Division: Bowdon
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Altrincham
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Dunham Massey St Margaret
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Church building
SJ 78 NE ALTRINCHAM SAINT JOHN'S ROAD (north side)
7/29 Church of Saint John the - Evangelist
- II
Church. 1865-6. J. Medland Taylor. Snecked stone, ashlar dressings and green and blue decorative slate roofs. Nave, clerestory, aisles, south-west tower, west porch with gallery above, transepts, polygonal chancel with vestry and organ chamber to either side. Stone bands (some coloured), overhanging eaves and steeply pitched roofs with coped gables. 3-bay clerestory and aisles have polygonal weathered buttresses, cusped circular clerestory lights and 2 2-light aisle windows in each bay with geometrical tracery. 3-stage tower has set-back weathered buttresses, small lancet openings to the first 2 stages, 2-light openings to the belfry. The broach spire has decorated bands and gabled lucarnes. 4-light transept windows and 3 2-light chancel windows. The vestry has a door and the organ chamber a window which are diagonally set. Interior: nave arcade has short columns with variously carved capitals and tall chamfered arches. Chancel arch has elaborate columnar corbels. Scissor-braced roof trusses. Good stained glass (some by Abbott and Co.), carved stone pulpit, and font on short columns with flying buttresses supporting the bowl.
Listing NGR: SJ7661687375
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